Min. [Named 1832, f. KERMES + -ITE1.] Native red antimony, a compound of the oxide and sulphide, occurring in six-sided prismatic crystals of a cherry-red color.
1843. E. J. Chapman, Min., 61. Kermesite. Sulphuret of Oxide of Antimony.
1887. Mallet, Min. India, 62. Kermesite and cervantite are found in connection with … stibuite.
